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Email: kincumber-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: kincumber-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 4- Week 4 P & C meet THIRD Monday of every MONTH, 7.00pm Thursday November 3, 2011

FROM THE PRINCIPAL:

This week:

Working Bee

Class Placements for 2012

Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) End of Year Activities

Uniforms and behaviour

Catering for academically talented students

Best Working Bee Ever!

Many thanks to Nicky Fardon for organising such a great

working bee last Sunday. Inside the newsletter I have listed

the helpers who came armed with shovels, wheelbarrows,

mattocks, brooms and other tools to help get our school looking spic and span! This terrific team achieved a lot in

just a few hours. A short shower of drenching rain did not

dampen spirits and the results of teamwork will be evident

for a long time – the school grounds look great!

Thanks to Kincumber Hire for supplying a stump grinder

free of charge to help. With the old tree stump and

playground equipment foundations gone, there is a blank canvas ready for brand new playground equipment to be

installed and four new sandpits!

We enjoyed a welcome sausage sizzle at the end and our

thanks go to the Bendigo Bank at Kincumber for donating $100 to purchase sausages, bread and drinks for the BBQ.

A band of helpful kids also enjoyed the day riding their

bikes and scooters around the school.

Class placements for 2012

Teachers are writing reports over the next few weeks and will be planning classes for 2012. All class placements at

Kincumber Public School are made taking into account such

factors as:

Number of students

Gender balance

Requests by parents or teachers for placement in a

certain class The placement of students with special needs

Friendship groups

While this list is not intended to be exhaustive, other factors may be considered by school executive when placing

students into classes. By the end of the year we should

have tentatively placed all children in classes, allocated staff

and identified classrooms. I hope to be able to provide you with that information by Friday 9 December. Whenever

possible and practicable, and where a student may benefit

from a move, a child may change classes at the request of a

parent or school executive. The move should not compromise school organisation nor disadvantage other

students. Most class moves will take place at the beginning

of the school year when numbers are likely to change.

After class numbers are finalised we would anticipate few

moves. All requests from parents should be directed to the Principal in writing.

Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)

In the last week of Term 2, Stage 3 travelled to Canberra for their Government/Civics and Citizenship excursion. The

purpose of this excursion was to provide on-site learning

about national democratic, historical and cultural

institutions. These included: Parliament House (participating in a Parliamentary Education Office Program and meeting

their local Member), The Australian War Memorial and The

National Museum of Australia.

The Australian Government supports these excursions

through the PACER contribution which is a subsidy that is

paid directly to schools. The aim of this Government

initiative is to reduce the cost of the excursion for individual

students living further than 150 kilometres from Canberra.

End of year activities

Teachers are currently organising end of year activities that

may include a trip to the movies for some stages. Mums and dads – what a great opportunity for the kids to earn

some pocket money by doing extra jobs to pay for their

outing!

From the Principal continued over page.

President P&C

Sam Cardy

YMCA OOSHC

0408 658 187

KH Gabriel Edwards 1EL Indigo Pulley 2C Zac Chivers 3M Joel Vella

KL Alicia Harle 1G Kate Wilkinson 2M Damien Chapman 3T Jared Wright

KM Lena Orrock 1K Leiah Haigh 2N Chloe Ward 3W Emilee Huntington

K/1W Tallon Montgomery 1S Brody Angelo 3G Dylan Booth Library Canley Chau

1D Charlotte Wicks 2A Jemma Grice 3K Kye Dalziel

C A L E N D A RC A L E N D A RC A L E N D A R

FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER

CLOSING DATE FOR CHRISTMAS

CARD COMPETITION HELD BY

FEDERAL MEMBER MS DEBORAH O’NEILL.

SATURDAY 12

NOVEMBER

1 WEEK TO GO

SCHOOL FETE 2.00PM—

6.00PM

FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER

RUMBALARA EXCURSION FOR

STUDENTS FROM 1EL, 1D & YEAR 1 IN K1W (POSTPONED

FROM TERM 3).

MONDAY DECEMBER 5

YEAR 7 ORIENTATION DAY AT

KINCUMBER HIGH SCHOOL

9.30AM TO 2.00PM

WEDNESDSAY 7

DECEMBER

KINCUMBER HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT 7.00AM

TO 8.30PM

NOTES SENT HOME

THIS WEEK

SCHOOL FETE UPDATE

STAGE 3 END OF YEAR NOTE

Guitar

Students -

Please note

NO LESSONS NEXT

WEEK (WK 10)

Due to teacher

illness

In winter I like to play soccer. By Cooper

In winter I like to play snowball fights and jump in the snow.

By Tyran

In winter I like to ski at the Black Runs with Zac and Jack.

By Sam

In spring it was my birthday and it was my mum’s birthday. I like

to play with my toys of lego. By Garbriel

In spring I like to go to a farm to see rabbits. By Talley

I like summer because I go to the beach and play and make

sandcastle. By Paige

In spring I like going to the beach because there are no blue

bottles. By Sunrise

I like spring because my pet horse has a baby foal. By Teah

I like summer because my brother teaches me how to surf.

By Oscar

I like summer because I get to go to the beach and swim in the

water. By Elsie

I like summer because it is nice and hot and I ride my motor bike.

Br Rory

From the Principal continued.

Uniforms and behaviour

I am very appreciative of the attention that many

parents have given to ensuring their children are wearing appropriate school shoes and hats. Safety and

pride in presentation are our priorities and an

improvement is very evident – thank you.

Stage 3 students received a separate note about the importance of maintaining excellent levels of behaviour

and the wearing of uniform in the lead up to extra-

curricular activities, including end of year parties and the

Year 6 Farewell. Attendance at the farewell will be by invitation only and students must continue to

demonstrate the highest standards of dress and conduct

to receive an invitation.

Catering for academically talented students

At Kincumber Public School we are committed to helping

every child achieve their best, across many fields of

endeavour – hence our school motto!

One way we cater for children who are academically

capable is by grouping children in classes where

curriculum extension is targeted. Over the years many

children from these classes have gained entry to selective high schools and opportunity classes (OC)

through their respective testing programs.

Most recently Ollie Butcher and Summer Lloyd-Johnson were successful in securing places in the OC class at

Gosford Public School for Years 5 & 6. Ollie and Summer

join Monique Pym, Anna Corby, Carys Campbell, Murray

Southall, Conor O’Dwyer and Nicholas Duell-Ferguson who will attend Gosford Selective High School in Year 7

2012. Congratulations to these students and thank you

to their teachers.

Hope you had a great week at our great school!

Trish Peters Principal

In summer I like to swim at the beach. I like to play

tennis. By Summer

In summer I like to swim in my grandad’s pool. It is fun

and I like to eat ice-cream. By Emma

In summer I like to go to the beach and I like to go to

swimming at the pool. By Alicia

In summer I like to swim in the beach and I like to make

sandcastles. By Liliya

In autumn I like to go in the garage and jump in the

leaves. By Jackson

In autumn I like the butterfies because they drop on my

head. By Lily

In winter I like to go to Forbes so I can go on a four wheel

motorbike ride and feed the sheep. By Gabriella

I like summer because I like to go to the beach.

By Garbrielle S

Class item by KH KH have been talking about the seasons, they

wrote about what they like to do.

Peter Cardy Hayley Sim

Samantha Cardy Phil Sim

Kyra Cardy Brenda Borrowman

Kyte Cardy Frances Dalziel

Kyleen Nicholls Daniel Titus

Andrew Nicholls Michelle Sykes

Karla Nicholls Scarlett Sykes

Jack Nicholls Megan Cranney

Noah Nicholls Taryn Cranney

Thomas Nicholls Jackie Beileiter

Sophie Nicholls Zak Beileiter

Nicky Fardon David Milton

Alan Fardon Ryan Milton

Lily Fardon Larry Katz

Cooper Fardon Trish Peters

Deb Scarlett Gary Willett

Chris Scarlett Pat Roberts

Milla Scarlett Noelene Conacher

Henry Scarlett

Working Bee

A big thank you to the following hard working

volunteers.

Changes to student enrolments for 2012 We are currently setting up classes for 2012 and need to know

numbers for each grade. If your child will not be attending Kincumber Public school next year (currently in years K-5)

would you kindly contact the school and advise of changes as

soon as possible.

We appreciate your assistance.

‘KINTEEN’ - CANTEEN ROSTER WEEK 5, TERM 4

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Community Announcements

News from around the School Winners- Lani Loo and 3K!

During Term 3 I set a Home Learning task for the children in 3K to design a poster that would express their consolidated

knowledge of visual literacy and

sustainability. I decided to enter one of

the posters into the Gosford and Wyong Councils’ National Water Week Poster

Competition. My dilemma was which one

do I choose as all the posters were

fantastic and each child had made an

enormous effort. So I went to the fall back strategy of ‘pull a name out of a hat’. The

day before the entry date and after the

children went home, I placed the names of

all the children who completed a poster into a hat and pulled out Lani Lingbeek’s name. Therefore, her poster was entered.

Well, she WON! The e-mail notifying us of her success stated:

The very creative and colourful poster by Lani Lingbeek means the school has won books to the value of $250. Lani’s success is a representation of the creativity of the children in 3K as all

the posters were of a very high standard. Congratulations

Lani, be proud! Ms Kerrie.

Newcastle Permanent Primary Mathletics Competition

This is a challenging competition in which thousands of

children across hundreds of schools participate. The following

children in our school achieved these outstanding results.

U N I F O R M S H O PU N I F O R M S H O PU N I F O R M S H O P

H O U R SH O U R SH O U R S

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY 2.00PM TO 3.00PM

TUESDAY & THURSDAY 8.30AM TO 9.30AM

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THESE TIMES, ORDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE

FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE. PLEASE COMPLETE AND LODGE WITH REQUIRED PAYMENT. ITEMS ARE SENT HOME VIA YOUR CHILD, OR YOU CAN COLLECT

FROM THE OFFICE.

Don’t forget to use our online ordering, a great way to order your children’s recess and lunch.

Fleximeals on line: www.fleximeals.com.au If you would like information on how Fleximeals works please

call Linda the school’s canteen manager.

Monday November 7 Naree

Tuesday November 8 Michelle

Wednesday November 9 Help needed

Thursday November 10 Help needed

Friday November 11 Jo

High Distinction Carys Campbell, Conor O’Dwyer, Murray

Southall

Distinction Kirra Brown, Nicholas Duell-Ferguson,

Seanne Kearney, Dexter Bamford, Dylan

Booth, Kevin Robertson, Brody Upton, Elisha Grice, Nathan Graham, Harrison

Kent, Canley Chau

Merit Amie Couper, Meghan Casey, Luke

Cassidy, Holly Newman, Anna Corby,

Ella Wilson, Kansas Walker, Monique Pym, Dominique McDonnell, Aaron

Holder, Caitlin Fischer, Georgia Graham

Congratulations to everyone, Ms Kerrie.

The parents of the above children are invited to

attend the Primary Assembly in the hall Friday November 4, commencing at 12.15pm.

Teen Time

After school and Vacation Care Service

Teen Time is an innovative After School care Program offered

to young people with disabilities aged between 12 and 18

years attending High School in the Gosford and Wyong Shire.

Programs offered include activities such as music therapy,

computers, cooking, outdoor activities and most importantly

new friendships with people of the same age.

Two venues - Woy Woy and Wyong Cost - $5.00 per day, includes supervision, afternoon tea and

transport to activities.

For more information contact Coastlink on 4321 1022 or email michaele@ coastliong.org.au

News from the Library Earn and Learn Thank you for supporting Earn and Learn. We accumulated

points for two Lego sets, PVA glue, a pair of teacher scis-

sors and two pairs of left handed scissors. We thank Wool-

worths and Modern Teaching Aids.

Premier’s Reading Challenge Next week students who completed the Premier’s Reading

Challenge 2011 with a surname A-K will be given a copy of

the Sydney Morning Herald to take home. Surnames L-Z

will be the following week.

Master Due Date Friday 25 November is the master due date for all library

books. From Monday 28th November all books are to be

returned to school as soon as possible for re-shelving and

stock take. Prior to stock take books will be re-shelved in

order, shelves tidied and cleaned, and any repairs needed

will be made. There are many tasks that parents can assist

with in the preparation for stock take. As it is a big job any

help would be warmly appreciated.

Mrs Judd

Central Coast Kid’s Day Out

In 2010 the Central Coast Kid’s Day Out was honoured to be the successful winner of the Gosford City Australia Day Award

for a community event.

This year the 2GO Kid’s Day Out will be held on Sunday November 6 from 10.00am to 3.00pm

At Wyong Racecourse, Howarth Street Wyong.

Go to the website www.cckdo.org for more information

Rajdhani Indian Restaurant

Winner 1996-2006 NSW Winner 1998

NSW Finalist 1999-2000 National 2002 and 2005 Regional Award 2009

Shop 9, 37/41 Avoca Drive

KINCUMBER 2251

(Next to Australia Post)

Phone: 4369 1277

Take-away: 4369 1256

Kincumber

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DRIVE-THRU

24 HOURS

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Spray Tanning Waxing Tinting Teeth Whitening Facials Micro Dermabrasion Pedicures

Manicures Body Treatments Skin Care & Beauty Clinic 915 The Scenic Rd Kincumber

4309 0091 / 0420 644 161

Learn VIOLIN in school hours at Kincumber Public School with

EVA WEIERMANN accredited teacher (Central Coast Conservatorium) MTA

Students are professionally prepared for

fetes, school and Opera House performances

5 years to 12 years

Violins available for hire

Private lessons also taught at Copacabana

All ages and standards.

Phone: 4382 2194 or 0401 523 255

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